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QUEZON City, Philippines – The leadership of the Armed Forces of the Philippines dispelled the belief that the beheading of the Canadian national John Ridsdel last Monday in Sulu will lead to other countries to pay ransom to the Abu Sayyaf. The AFP reiterated its stance of discouraging the payment of ransom as such will encourage the ASG to continue with its terrorist activities. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by […]
(Eagle News) UPDATE — Labintatlo na ang kumpirmadong patay habang 16 naman ang sugatan sa kampo ng rebeldeng grupong Abu Sayyaf sa nagpapatuloy pang pursuit operations ng militar sa Basilan. Matatandaang nagsimula ang bakbakan noong Sabado, Abril 9, na ikinasawi ng 18 at ikinasugat naman ng 53 sundalo. Kaugnay rin ito ng ipinag-utos na ni Pangulong Benigno Aquino III na pagpapatuloy ng offensive military operations sa Basilan matapos ang halos limang oras na pakikipagpulong sa […]
MINDANAO, Philippines – According to the West Mindanao Command, the Armed Forces of the Philippines held talks with Malaysian authorities regarding the latest incident of kidnapping of four Malaysian nationals in Sempurna, Saba. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
PANAY Island, Philippines – According to the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the first activities of the “Balikatan” Exercise 2016 were already conducted in Panay, near Capiz and Palawan despite the scheduled April opening ceremony. Said activities include the rehabilitation of five school facilities in the said island, as well as medical missions. The joint exercise centers on humanitarian assistance, maritime law enforcement and environmental protection. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video […]
MANILA, Philippines – The Armed Forces of the Philippines denied that there was a failure of the intelligence monitoring regarding terrorist groups that have entered the country, in connection with the AFP’s inability to put a halt on the talk of the Maute terrorist group against the military. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
LANAO del Sur, Mindanao – The Armed Forces of the Philippines successfully entered the main camp of the Maute terrorist group, which is known for using the name of ‘ISIS”. The AFP encountered difficulty in entering said camp due to the design of the rebels’ houses, which were made to withstand bullets. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, 29 Feb – Per resolution issued by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC), those who wish to apply for Local Absentee Voting (LAV) privilege for the May 9 polls have only until March 7 to do so. According to Comelec Resolution No. 10003, LAV is for civil servants who would be temporarily assigned to perform election duties on Election Day in places where they are not registered as voters. Registered voters from the media may […]
DATU SAUDI AMPATUAN, Maguindanao, Feb. 26 — The military wing of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) have repositioned more than a thousand of its fighters in several barangays to avoid a mis-encounter as the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) continues its law enforcement operations against the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) and other terrorist groups operating in the province. Last February 5, the AFP’s 1st Mechanized Infantry Brigade initiated a law enforcement operation against […]
MANILA, Philippines – According to the Armed Forces of the Philippines, it will not be fazed by the installation of China of surface-to-air missiles in the disputed territories in the West Philippine Sea. The AFP will not withdraw its forces guarding the islands controlled by the Philippines and that the AFP is preparing for the worst-case scenario. <em>(Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing byDexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)</em>
MANILA, Philippines — Gunmen have shot dead a local radio reporter in the south of the Philippines, one of the most dangerous countries for media workers in the world, police and an industry watchdog said Wednesday. Elvis Ordaniza, 49, of the DXWO radio station, became the first journalist killed this year in the country, according to the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines. He became the 31st journalist or media worker to have been […]
In the re-investigation of the Mamasapano incident in the Senate, the Armed Forces of the Philippines revealed that the leaders of the operation do not have the requisite ability to take command of the said operation. <em>(Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)</em>
(Eagle News) — Senate Minority leader Juan Ponce Enrile questioned the former head of the Philippine National Police, Dir. General Alan Purisima with his exhange of text messages to President Aquino regarding the Mamasapano operations on January 25 last year where 44 troopers of the Special Action Forces (SAF) were killed. Napenas admitted texting the President early in the morning of January 25, including the time when the high-value target Malaysian terrorist Zulkifli “Marwan” […]
